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A large hall packed with seated devotees on colourful striped woven mats, most sitting cross-legged facing a stage at the back. Foreground figures include a man in a white kurta and dhoti with a beaded necklace, a man in a golden-yellow kurta, a man in a white shirt and an older man in a blue shirt. A man in white robes with a brown shawl and a bare-armed devotee in white with rudraksha necklaces sit near the front. Several people hold phones; overhead hang orange and yellow lanterns and a camera operator stands on a platform. Large pink-lit screens display a speaker figure. Several hundred people are visible.

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A large seated audience fills a white tented hall with red floor mats and rows of colourful paper lanterns and tassels hanging from the ceiling. Hundreds of devotees sit cross-legged, many in white kurtas and off-white clothing with red-and-brown rudraksha malas, while some wear orange, yellow and maroon. A bearded white-haired man in white clothes and a rudraksha mala sits in the centre foreground, and a young boy sits at the bottom edge. Three large screens at the back show a bearded figure in saffron-and-red robes with a crown-like headpiece and a trident. Cameras stand at the upper right, and bags and water bottles lie on the floor.2016-12-19A large seated congregation fills a tented hall with a red carpet, mostly men in white dhotis and white kurtas with saffron-orange shawls and rudraksha malas. Many sit cross-legged in rows, some with gold chains and beads. Two large screens at the top show a distant figure on a stage, and white and red banners hang overhead. Water bottles sit on the carpet, and the crowd fills the frame to the back of the tent. No individual can be confidently identified as a person from appearance; the figure on screen is too small and distant to determine.2016-05-05A large indoor satsang hall with a red and orange colour scheme, where many devotees sit cross-legged on white cloth in close rows. Most wear white dhotis and kurtas or white saris, with saffron and red shawls, and some have orange tilaka on their foreheads and lanyards around their necks. Several men in front wear rudraksha malas and hold their hands in lap or prayer posture. At the back, a decorated stage area with hanging orange cloth panels and framed photographs on the walls is visible. The gathering appears to be a spiritual discourse session with an audience of many hundreds, though only part of the audience is fully visible.2015-10-08December 12 20162016-12-12January 09 20182018-01-09April 19 20162016-04-19A large outdoor evening gathering under a white canopy, with a crowd of seated devotees on striped woven mats and a red carpet. Many wear white dhotis and kurtas, some bare-chested with rudraksha malas and white tilak on their foreheads, others in blue, purple and black shirts. Several people in the front rows wear rudraksha malas; a bald man in cream robes sits prominently in the foreground. Behind them, an ornate purple and gold seat or throne is decorated with flowers, and string lights and a red flag hang overhead.2016-12-19A large seated audience of delegates fills a hall with red floor covering, many wearing orange-saffron shawls over white or light kurtas and saris. Some sit cross-legged on the red mats, others on chairs at the back, with water bottles and bags placed nearby. The crowd is attentive, facing forward toward an unseen stage at the upper right. A small boy in a yellow top sits among the adults. Background shows white and pink draped decor. No single figure is clearly identifiable as the a person from this view.2016-05-15A large seated crowd fills a hall, mostly men and some women in white and saffron-orange clothing, many sitting cross-legged on a red carpet at the lower left. Several men wear orange shawls and rudraksha-style beads, and one man in the foreground has a red tilak on his forehead. Most attendees face forward toward an unseen stage, with a blue-clad man on the right.2016-05-09A large indoor satsang hall with cream floor tiles and yellow-gold decor, where a crowd sits on orange and red mats and white cushions. In the foreground, a shaved-headed devotee in white with a red-patterned shawl sits cross-legged beside a man in white kurta with rudraksha mala. A bearded man in a blue shirt and white dhoti wears a forehead tilak and rudraksha mala. At right, a young sadhika in orange robes and a rudraksha mala sits with hands on her lap, and a bare-chested sannyasi in an orange wrap sits nearby. Behind them many devotees in white and colourful clothes listen attentively. A large screen shows a glowing deity image, and a golden throne stands at right. Some people wear rudraksha malas, and a few have vibhuti marks.2018-04-15December 12 20162016-12-12December 02 20162016-12-02